Commemoration & Mural Unveiling Onion Creek Floods of 2013/2015

Drive in access address:

• 6800 Onion Creek Drive is the drive in access point to the park. Do NOT use the general or other park address.  The park is a large space and the address may take you to the southern portion of the park.
• The location is south of William Cannon on Pleasant Valley.  Turn east off Pleasant Valley onto Onion Creek Drive. Follow the drive back to the event area.
• Google Driving Link

Wear shoes/clothing appropriate for an outdoor event.

The City of Austin will commemorate the 10^th anniversary of the 2013 Onion Creek flood that devastated the Onion Creek neighborhood with the inauguration of a memorial mural in Onion Creek Metropolitan Park, October 28 at 10 a.m.  The ceremony will take place at the site of the mural near the intersection of Vine Hill and Onion Creek Drives in the park. The mural is part of a flood resiliency program in response to City Council Resolution No. 20211014-048, affirming the City’s “commitment to building a flood resilient community by addressing current risks, supporting safer regulations, encouraging robust community engagement efforts and emergency preparedness in collaboration with the 5-county regional partners.”

Parking Map:

Free parking along Onion Creek or Vine Hill Drives, east of South Pleasant Valley (areas shaded in green).

Estacionamiento gratuito en Onion Creek Drive o Vine Hill Drive.